learning dressage

Thoughts from Day 4

The focus of today’s lesson was contact. This has always been an area I struggle in but I feel I made some great progress today. Michael did a very interesting interactive exercise with me where he had me hold a lunge line and he offered different feels of contact, not much unlike my rope awareness […]

Day 3 Adventures into Upper Level Dressage Thoughts

“Supple with your hands and go. Don’t stop riding! Raise your chest. Regulate the rhythm. Everything from the lower leg in the rhythm, if you do it out of rhythm you will make him trot. Supple him, keep him round, walk. Lean back. Don’t pull back. Length the neck. Stop leaning forward. Isolation, keep your […]

Thoughts from Day One

To say I am overwhelmed is an understatement! I am also incredibly eager to soak in as much as I can! One of the first things Michael said to me was “Dressage is for every horse, but every horse is not for dressage!” I would say the same for riders! “Dressage is for every rider, […]

I did it! I finally published the story of Ozzie, the horse that changed everything for me! Ozzie was with me for more than 25 years and is the reason I study horsemanship! Many of you have met Ozzie, who passed away a year ago. But few of you know about our early days together. Ozzie was a challenging horse with a big personality, and I was madly in love with him, even though he was not suitable for me at all. He would push me and cause chaos wherever he went in his early days. Thanks to him, I sought out help from a friend who lead me to the path of horsemanship! And I have never looked back! Don’t forget to get your copy on Amazon.com.